Import attributes with fixed values from Excel

Posted by Enrique P

Posted on Thu, 02/26/2015 - 11:09 in Reports & Macros

Hi all,

I want to use the Import Data from Excel report to maintain attributes related with Six Sigma / Lean processes.

Six Sigma module in ARIS contains some attributes with fixed values (as Lean Process Type: Value Added, Non Value Added...) that can be selected from a drop-down menu. There are some others time-related attributes, as working time, that need to be specified as hours, minutes or seconds.

Is it possible to maintain these attributes using the Import data functionality?

After reading the Help section I'm afraid it's only possible to import string attributes (or dates) but I'd like to know if there are some tips or workarounds to do this.

I've tried to use the API name of each fixed value, a string with the exact name of the value, a date format for the time attributes... without success.

Thanks in advance for your support!